The matchup was first reported by MMAFighting.com and subsequently confirmed to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) with a source close to the event.

UFC 119 takes place Sept. 25 at the 18,000-seat Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. A heavyweight rematch between Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is expected to headline.

Lowe and Lopez both fell short in their respective octagon debuts. Lowe, an elimination-round castoff of “The Ultimate Fighter 9,” filled in for an injured Thiago Tavares and met Melvin Guillard on short notice at UFC 114.

A wrestler by trade, Lowe did all he could to force the fight to the ground but fell prey to Guillard’s striking power and took a knee to the body that ended his night.

Lopez also met a division standout in his UFC debut when he took on Jim Miller at UFC 103 this past September. Lopez had lost the first round and was attempting to turn the second round in his favor when he threw a punch and separated his shoulder. He quickly conceded the bout, and a TKO victory went to Miller.

Lopez later had surgery on the shoulder, and the recovery process was slow going.

When he steps inside the octagon in September, it will have been nearly one year since Lopez’s most recent UFC appearance.

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